Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| will / if you need it / rarely / help you / Tom |
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| dresses / She / very often / in blue |
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| can / your car keys / never / You / find |
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| once a month / to the hairdresser's / usually / go / I |
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| hardly ever / oranges / I / eat |
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| ? / you / Do / to the gym / go / every day |
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| have to go / day in, day out / shopping / I |
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| in green? / always / Can / dress / I |
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| in the mornings. / Something is the matter with me. I / usually / am / very tired |
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| I / usually / once a year / to the dentist / go |
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| How / often / do / to the disco? / go / you |
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| Do / feel tired? / you / often |
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| My parents / to help me / come / very often |
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| some petrol / need / every other day. / I travel a lot. I |
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| Begin the sentence with SHE |
| listens / when you talk to her / She / rarely |
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| almost never / go on holiday / My parents |
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| every other day / We / soup / have |
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| John / often / late / is |
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| what to say / I / know / never |
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| have lunch / at home? / Do / usually / you |
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| need / some help with the homework / They / usually |
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| at 8 a.m. / I / get up / always |
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| it / saw / five times / I |
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| is / always / asking me questions / She |
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| Mike / eats / pizza / often / for dinner |
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| Begin the sentence with YESTERDAY |
| twice / she / Yesterday, / me / phoned |
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| several times a year / breaks down / My car |
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| three times a week / go / to the gym / I |
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| always / Kevin / win / ? / Does |
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| can / listen / They / never |
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FREQUENCY ADVERBS
These adverbs answer the question: How often?
Here is a list ordered from more to less frequency (percentages are approximative)
ALWAYS (100%)
FREQUENTLY (90%)
USUALLY (85%) = generally, normally
OFTEN (75%)
SOMETIMES (50%) = now and then
OCCASIONALLY (35%)
SELDOM (25%)
RARELY (10%)
HARDLY EVER (5%)
NEVER (0%)
Word order:
One-word adverbs
Before normal verbs (the rest)
- I OFTEN go to the cinema
- He RARELY watches television
After special verbs (to be, have, do, can, will, etc.)
- I am ALWAYS here
- you can NEVER speak fast o
exceptions:
- I HARDLY EVER watch football on TV
- Tim ALMOST NEVER eats pudding
Notice: Some of these can use VERY (with the same position).
- I VERY OFTEN eat potatoes
- We VERY RARELY go to the beach
Two words or more
At the end of the sentence
- I go to the cinema TWICE A MONTH
- He works in the mornings EVERY OTHER DAY (= every two days)
- He watches football DAY IN, DAY OUT (= every day, every single day)
- We go hiking SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR (= a few times every year)
How many times?
Once = x1
Twice = x2
Three times = x3
Four times, etc. = x4
These frequency phrases usually go at the end:
- You have to ring the bell twice
- I go to the cinema once a month
- Tim goes to school three times a week
